LEWIS, John William
(Service number 3/2720)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 23 June 1884 | Place of Birth | Bilton, Yorkshire |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | King Street, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Plumber | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Married. Three children | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Sarah Maud LEWIS (wife), King Street, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 20th Reinforcements, New Zealand Medical Corps | ||
| Date | 30 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | Athenic or Opawa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Medical Corps | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 January 1962 | Age | 77 years |
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| Place of Death | Hamilton | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Hamilton East Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
John William Lewis was the elder son of William and Mary Lewis. He was at home with his family at Bilton, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, in 891 and 1901. In 1901 John was an apprentice plumber. He married Sarah Maud Williams on 25 December 1907 at Neslon, New Zealand. He adopted Beatrice Mary (Daisy) Williams, born on 17 August 1904 at Temuka. He and Sarah had two more children - William Edwin Walter Lewis born on 3 November 1908 at Nelson, and John Walter Lewis born on 5 June 1910 at Nelson. All three children attended Temuka School, the two boys transferring to Rotorua in April 1919. Draft 217, the “Zealandic”, left for New Zealand on 18 January 1919 and was due in Wellington on 28 February, carrying over 1000 men and nurses, including j. W. Lewis, of Temuka.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [02 September 2019]; Hamilton East Cemetery burial record (Hamilton City Council) [03 September 2019] & headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [03 September 2019]; 1891 & 1901 census returns for Yorkshire, England (ancestry.com.au) [03 September 2019]; Star, 19 February 1919 (Papers Past) 29 August 2019]
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